Triptych print (BM 2008,3037.19402 1), Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Summary
Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. Scene from an unidentified kabuki play, with the actors (from right to left) Bandō Shūka I, Onoe Kikugorō III, and Sawamura Sōjūrō V on sandy soil in front of a body of water and freshwater plants, beneath a crescent moon.
Tags
prints
actor prints by utagawa kuniyoshi
prints in the british museum
utagawa kuniyoshi
okawa hashizo i
ukiyo e
woodblock prints
japanese art
kabuki
japanese woodblock prints
portrait
actors
kabuki scenes
japanese theater
japan
Date
1820 - 1861
Source
British Museum
Link
Copyright info
public domain